Choctaw County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,2972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $44,0812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Haskell County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Choctaw CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Choctaw County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +7.2% |
| 1912 | +24.9% |
| 1916 | +28.0% |
| 1920 | +8.9% |
| 1924 | +9.8% |
| 1928 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | +65.0% |
| 1936 | +56.8% |
| 1940 | +37.2% |
| 1944 | +51.2% |
| 1948 | +64.2% |
| 1952 | +30.9% |
| 1956 | +22.3% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +39.6% |
| 1968 | +15.7% |
| 1972 | −30.3% |
| 1976 | +39.9% |
| 1980 | +18.5% |
| 1984 | −5.9% |
| 1988 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | +27.8% |
| 1996 | +30.1% |
| 2000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | −9.1% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −41.0% |
| 2016 | −57.9% |
| 2020 | −62.0% |
| 2024 | −65.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 944 | 4,633 | 5,639 | ||
| R | 1,082 | 4,698 | 5,832 | ||
| R | 1,067 | 4,206 | 5,426 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 3,572 | 5,066 | ||
| R | 1,860 | 3,730 | 5,590 | ||
| R | 2,639 | 3,168 | 5,807 | ||
| D | 2,799 | 2,461 | 5,315 | ||
| D | 3,198 | 1,580 | 5,379 | ||
| D | 3,413 | 1,641 | 6,377 | ||
| D | 3,362 | 2,217 | 5,599 | ||
| R | 2,801 | 3,155 | 5,987 | ||
| D | 3,507 | 2,394 | 6,009 | ||
| D | 4,269 | 1,821 | 6,140 | ||
| R | 1,798 | 3,399 | 5,278 | ||
| D | 2,268 | 1,414 | 5,433 | ||
| D | 3,969 | 1,718 | 5,687 | ||
| D | 2,941 | 2,531 | 5,472 | ||
| D | 3,469 | 2,206 | 5,675 | ||
| D | 4,260 | 2,251 | 6,511 | ||
| D | 4,750 | 1,036 | 5,786 | ||
| D | 4,358 | 1,404 | 5,775 | ||
| D | 5,177 | 2,365 | 7,561 | ||
| D | 4,624 | 1,269 | 5,910 | ||
| D | 4,908 | 1,040 | 5,948 | ||
| D | 2,581 | 2,541 | 5,152 | ||
| D | 2,528 | 2,013 | 5,278 | ||
| D | 2,531 | 2,094 | 4,908 | ||
| D | 1,945 | 957 | 3,529 | ||
| D | 1,392 | 692 | 2,809 | ||
| D | 1,038 | 878 | 2,235 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
7.4%
English
5.7%
German
5.6%
American
4.3%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.2%
Italian
0.8%
African American
7.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$44,081
Choctaw County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Choctaw County$44,081
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Choctaw County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.2%
Working age (18–64)21.3%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other languages1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Choctaw County, in southeastern Oklahoma's Little Dixie region, posted an R+65.4 margin in 2024 — a dramatic reversal from its historically Democratic roots in a rural area shaped by its Native American heritage and agricultural economy.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A median household income of $44,081, a 23% poverty rate, and a 59% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Haskell County and Ballard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Choctaw County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Choctaw County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 65.4 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,639 votes cast, 944 went Democratic and 4,633 went Republican.
What is Choctaw County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Choctaw County, Oklahoma in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Choctaw County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Choctaw County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Choctaw County, Oklahoma?
Choctaw County, Oklahoma has a population of 14,297 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Choctaw County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is $44,081 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Choctaw County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Choctaw County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.